[Bug 1702063] [NEW] systemctl -n option ignores values greater than 10

[Jon Forsberg]

Public bug reported:

The manpage for systemctl says that -n can be used to specify how many
journal lines to show.

It only works for values <= 10, there is no way to make it show more
than 10 lines. For example 'systemctl -n 100 status SERVICE' shows 10
lines, not 100. 'journalctl -n 100 -u SERVICE' does work as expected
though.

Its confusing if you are not aware of this and can make you miss
important output from a failed program.

systemd package version: 229-4ubuntu17
systemctl version: systemd 229

** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  systemctl -n option ignores values greater than 10

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The manpage for systemctl says that -n can be used to specify how many
  journal lines to show.

  It only works for values <= 10, there is no way to make it show more
  than 10 lines. For example 'systemctl -n 100 status SERVICE' shows 10
  lines, not 100. 'journalctl -n 100 -u SERVICE' does work as expected
  though.

  Its confusing if you are not aware of this and can make you miss
  important output from a failed program.

  systemd package version: 229-4ubuntu17
  systemctl version: systemd 229

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